Wednesday, November 18, 2009

It's that time of year again, can you hear the squeak of basketball shoes on a gym floor?*photo of the Boy in his basketball game:

The Boy had his first junior high basketball game last night. Here he is (#2) on the court with two of his best friends - that's trouble right there...

See the kid on the floor in the picture below? There's always a kid on the floor of a 7th grade boys' basketball game. It's how they roll. Girls' basketball? Not quite so crazy. Boys, though? Chaos! *photo of the game:

It was an exciting game that went into overtime. Our Comets lost. But... it was a good start to the season.

The very long season.

The very, very, very long season.

I was adding the games to my google calendar earlier this week and couldn't believe that I had game entries in November, December, January, and February.

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Reading List

This was my first James Clavell novel and I enjoyed it greatly. I knew nothing of the history that was a backdrop to this novel (the building of Hong Kong as a trade outpost for Britain) Rich characters, great plot. This was my commute b...

I wish you could give half stars, because this deserves 3.5 stars on the basis that it held my interest enough to read it in just 2-3 days.
The format was clever - smaller 'stories' that pull together the overall novel. It left me wanti...

This was definitely worth the read. Sharp and funny (with some laugh out loud moments) "This is Where I Leave You" provides a good look into the intricate relationships between siblings in addition to tackling a complicated, failed marri...